Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet Featuring Vocalist Cheryl Wilson - The Pythiad Album

Tracklist

1	River Composed By – Joni Mitchell	6:42
2	II. Deucalion & Pyrrha	7:49
3	IX. Dioscuri	6:54
4	The Pythiad Composed By – Jim GailloretoLyrics By – Coleman Gailloreto
5	IV. Menoeceus	4:23
6	VI. Asclepius	5:17
7	The Peacocks Composed By – Jimmy Rowles	5:54
8	VII. Atalanta	4:08
9	II. Caeneus	5:38
10	VIII. Philemon And Baucis	5:40
11	V. Autolycus	7:19
12	Three Views Of A Secret Composed By – Jaco Pastorius	5:54
13	i. Oracle Of Delphi	4:15

Credits

• Arranged By – Cliff Colnot (tracks: 10 to 12)
• Cello – Jill Kaeding
• Design [Cover], Layout – John Bishop
• Double Bass – Christian Dillingham
• Engineer – Jim Massoth
• Mastered By – Danny Leake
• Producer – Carey Deadman, Tom Matta
• Soprano Saxophone – Jim Gailloreto
• Viola – Loretta Gillespie
• Violin – Carmen Kassinger, Lisa Fako
• Vocals – Cheryl Wilson

Barcodes

• Barcode: 8 0555 0222 5
• Label Code: LC 29049

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Jim Gailloreto
• Copyright (c) – Origin Classical
• Published By – SESAC
• Published By – Kudu Music Co.
• Published By – Mowgli Publishing
• Published By – Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp.

Album

Certainly one of 2017's more offbeat releases, The Pythiad refers not to Pythias, wife of Aristotle, but to the Pythia, the high priestess of the oracle at Delphi. Here, in the singing and speech of Cheryl Wilson, she recounts the stories of some of the lesser-known figures of ancient Greek mythology, functioning as a kind of psychotherapist figure. The jazz component in the work is less than you might guess from the Jazz String Quintet, although it increases as the work proceeds we're talking classical-influenced 1960s jazz with stringed instruments here, although the double bass keeps the music in touch with jazz roots. This all sounds like an utterly disparate set of elements, but it hangs together: the jazz soloist is really Wilson's voice, and the declamatory quality of the text suggests gospel roots. Shadow Puppets, For Saxophone & String Quartet. Infant Eyes, For Jazz Ensemble. Universal Soul, For Saxophone & String Quartet. Spare Change, For Saxophone & String Quartet. Admit One, For Saxophone & String Quartet. In 1997, Jim Gailloreto embarked on a new project called Jazz String Quintet. It is an integration of both jazz and classical music written for string quartet and soprano saxophone. Inspired by sources as diverse as Debussy and Ravel to Miles Davis and John Coltrane, composer and saxophonist Jim Gailloreto offers a perfect blend of classical music and jazz: structure and spontaneity. The compositions interweave his own soprano saxophone with skilled modernist writing for string quartet. No composer has shaped the structures and layered the phrases of the string quartet to so suc read more. Metropolitan Jazz Octet, The Road to Your Place, 2018. Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet, Pythiad, featuring Cheryl Wilson, 2017. Jim Gailloreto, Jazzformation, self-produced, 2012. Jim Gailloreto Jazz String Quintet, American Complex featuring Patricia Barber, Origin Classical, 2010. Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet featuring Kurt Elling, Naim label, 2006. Jim Gailloreto, The Insider, Wide Sound, 2003. The Pythiad. Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quartet. Released: Aug 2017. Label: Origin Classical. The Pythiad: I. Oracle of Delphi. The Pythiad: II. They Pythiad: III. Deucalion & Pyrrha. Product Description. Jim Gailloreto's Jazz String Quintet offers a perfect blend of classical music and jazz: structure and spontaneity. Inspired by sources as diverse as the horn quintets of Mozart and Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues, Gailloreto interweaves his own soprano saxophone with skilled modernist writing for string quartet. No composer has shaped the structures and layered the phrases of the string quartet to so successfully accommodate full-tilt improvisation. Neil Tesser. The intricacy, detail and innovation of Gailloreto's writing evoked the sense of a chamber orchestra. Chicago Tribune. Go Unlimited. The Pythiad by Jim Gailloreto Performer: Jim Gailloreto Saxophone, Cheryl Wilson Voice OrchestraEnsemble: Jazz String Quintet. The Peacocks by Jimmy Rowles Performer: Jim Gailloreto Saxophone, Cheryl Wilson Voice OrchestraEnsemble: Jazz String Quintet Period: 20th Century Written: USA. River by Joni Mitchell Performer: Jim Gailloreto Saxophone, Cheryl Wilson Voice OrchestraEnsemble: Jazz String Quintet Period: 20th Century Writt. Chicago saxophonist Jim Gailloreto's 'The Pythiad' is a multi-movement composition written for voice, string quartet, soprano saxophone and string bass, performed by his Jazz String Quintet and featuring jazz vocalist Cheryl Wilson. Blending classical music and modern jazz, Gailloreto interweaves improvisation with skilled post-impressionistic modernist writing through nine movements, each framing the tales of lesser know Greek heroes with contemporary language, metaphors, and slang their story being transformed for a modern audience